Eastern Kingbird – Page 2 – CrazyM Bird & Nature Photography

While the afternoon at Reifel started off overcast with the odd light shower, the weather did improve slightly. While fairly quiet on the visitor front, there were a couple of interesting birds around. There is still a pair of Eastern Kingbird frequenting the trees along the island as you head out towards the west dyke.

No confirmation if they are actually nesting in the area yet though.

Meanwhile in the outside ponds on the high tide were some Dowitchers, Yellowlegs …

… and mixed in with them was this female Wilson’s Phalarope.

I managed to get it with both a Dowitcher and Greater Yellowlegs for comparison.

Then this solo shot to finish my time with it.

On my way back and while watching the Kingbirds for a little longer,

… this Dragonfly alighted on the tall grass and posed nicely for me.

To finish the day off,

… was this Spotted Sandpiper in the slough adjacent to the parking lot.

This afternoon I headed out to the Boundary Bay area to try for some better shots of the Willow Flycatcher. I had no sooner started on my walk when I noticed a large flycatcher in a tree at the beginning of the trail.

On getting a closer look it was a Western Kingbird.

What a great way to start this outing,

… these are my first shots of a Western Kingbird and a new addition to my photo list.

When checking one of the spots for the Willow Flycatcher,

This Cedar Waxwing showed up for a brief visit on some dead fall.

Then I noticed one of the nesting Cooper’s Hawk in a Willow Tree.

It was preening and stretching while roosting in the tree.

Then a familiar call took me back to where I had seen the Waxwing.

The Willow Flycatcher was located down low in the bramble and allowed me to get fairly close. A little better than the distant shot of the other day.

So far, so good. I headed back to where I had seen the Western Kingbird. On approaching I saw something fly from the same tree into an adjacent field.

Perched on a small tree I found not the Western Kingbird, but an Eastern Kingbird.

It was flycatching from this low perch and I managed a shot of it with its catch. Two different Kingbirds in one day, cannot ask for much more than that.

Prior to leaving a couple of Savannah Sparrows caught my eye.

Unsure if they had a nest with young nearby, but they were busy gathering grubs and frequenting the tree from the first shot.

It was a lovely afternoon for the first day of summer. A productive one as well on the birding and photography front.

Tag: Eastern Kingbird

Kingbird & Shorebirds

Kingbirds, Cooper’s & Willow